Garment-hanger.



T. HARDING.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30 ms.

I 1,282,076. Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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UNITED srnrns PATENT onnion.

THOMAS HARDING, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO 3'. L. SOMMEB MANUFAC- TUBING 00., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS HARDING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in thecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have, invented certain new and useful. Improvements 7 in Garment- Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

.The objects of this invention are to provide an improved garment hanger for hanging up an entire suit or both coat and trousers; to enable the same to fold compactly when not in use, and notbecome entangled or diflicult to open; to properly .balance the hanger wheniloaded; to secure simplicity of construction and operation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may views, I

be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts .throughout the several Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved garment hanger in open position;

Fig. 2 is a similar elevation showing the garment hanger in closed or folded position;

Fig. 3 is an elevation taken on the opposite side fromthat shownin Figs. 1 and 2 and showing the garment hanger partially folded, and

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the garment hanger folded.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates an elongated supporting member preferably bent and stamped from wire and roviding a hook 2 at its uper end by which it may be hung up and eing flattened for its lower end portion, as at 3, in substantially the same plane with the hook. At its lower end, said flattened portion 3 is perforated and receives a rivet or other pivoting means 4 by means of which a pair of similar arms 6, 6 are pivoted to the flattened portion 3 of the supporting member flatwise thereof, preferably both upon the same side, and adapted in open position to extend transversely away from said member in substantial alinement with each other. To limit their opening to such a position, said arms are shown as each having a stop 7 adapted to engage the side edge of the flattened portion of the supporting member, when opened,said stop being preferably stamped up from the arm itself.

'The outer or free ends of the arms are shown as turned back and resiliently engagmg the arms flatwise, as at 8, and furthermore the extremities of the turned-back pori Above the pivotal support for the trousers arms 6, 6, another perforation is made in the supporting member 1, preferably at the upper end of the flattened portions, and a rivet 10 or the like hingedly carries a pair 7 of arms 12, 12 pivoted at their inner ends upon said rivet, preferably on opposite sides of the supporting member and adapted to curve downward therefrom when extended. Suitable stops are provided for limiting downward swing of the arms, said stops be ing here shown as formed by flattening the arms around the pivot so that shoulders U? are formed adapted to engage the edge of the supporting member 1. As shown, the pivoted ends of the arms are each bent edgewise of themselves and parallel to the flattened portion 3 of the supporting member, whereby the shoulders 13 are positioned farther from the pivot 10 and eccentric with respect thereto so as to obtain greater purchase.

Above the coat arms, the supporting member curves or bows away from the same in a plane transverse to the arms, thereby affording proper accommodation for the collar of a coat hung upon the hanger. Said curved portion or bow is designated herein by reference numeral 14, and is preferably semi-circular, and the hook 2 at the top thereof is thereby in substantially the same plane with the lower flattened portion 3.

By an inspection of Figs. 2, 3 and 4 it will .be noted that the coat arms 12, 12 of the hanger may be swung upward substantially parallel with and adjacent to the supporting member 1, overlapping each other somewhat so as to occupy minimum space. The trousers arms 6, 6 of the hanger also swing upwardly substantially side by side with the supporting member 1, so that the whole folds compactly into a convenient size and shape. Obviously when it is desired to use the garment hanger the coat and trousers arms may be quickly and easily turned down into their operative or extended position as shown in Fig.- 1.-

It will be further noted that when folded, the arms of the trousers hanger overlie the arms of the coat hanger, and the arms of the coat hanger may be swung down into their operative or extended position while the arms of the trousers hanger are folded up, and this is obtained by pivoting the arms as shown. That is to say, the upper or coat arms fold together at the opposite side of the suspending hook 2 from the lateral bow 14, while the lower or trousers arms fold against said how at the same side of the coat arms when folded asthe suspending hook. To accomplish this i have shown the arms of the coat hanger are upon opposite sides of the stem whereas the arms of the trousers hanger are upon only one side of the: stem, one overlying the other where pivoted. The arm 6, included between the other or overlying arm 6 and the stem, extends laterally in the same general direction as the arm of the coat hanger which is pivoted on. the opposite side of the stem from the trouser hanger, whereas the outer'or overlying arm 6 of the trousers hanger extends in the same: general direction as the arm of the coat hanger on the same side of the stem therewith. In this manner the arms of the trousers hanger are prevented from interferring with the arms of the coat hanger.

Furthermore the coat hanger preferably curves outwardly downward from its support upon the stem and the trousershanger is made short enough to be included within the curvature of said coat hanger, thus obtaining an attractive and compact arrangement of parts in operative position.

nasaoae I have. shown thecoat arms. of wire and the trousers arms of sheet metal, but obviously various modifications and changes may be made in the manufacture of my improved garment hangers without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself except as required by the following claim, when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim is:

in a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting member having suspending means at its upperend and a lateralv bow intermediate its ends, said bow and suspending means being in planes substantially at right angles to each other, a pair of arms pivoted to opposite sides of said supporting member below said lateral bow" to swing transverse thereto and told'together at the opposite side of the suspending means from said how, and a-.second pair (items below the first-mentioned arms pivoted both to the same side of the supporting-member as the bow to swing in a plane transverse to said how and fold therea-gainstat the same, side or the first-mentioned arms when folded as the suspending means, the arm of the second pair which is next the supporting member being adapted to swing in thesame direction as the arm of the first-mentioned pair which is on the opposite side of the supporting member, whereby the other two arms are spaced although on the same sideof the supporting mernleer.

THQEM HARDING.

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